Manufactured and Sold, Wholesale and Retail,
by
him, at Greenfield, Mass.

_____________________

Having Manufactured and sold the above Putty, for twenty-five
years, and believing it not surpassed by any cement now in use, I ahve
determined to deliver it, personally, to the people of the New England States,
with directions for using it. The sale of more than 10,000 BOXES at my shop
is all the recommendation I want for its genuineness.

Yours, with Respect,

G.W. MARK.

DIRECTIONS FOR USING MARK'S CHINA PUTTY.

Remove back the skin with a small knife, and take the Putty from
the bottom of the box, the quantity that is wanted, (which you will learn by
two or three experiments)--place it upon the bottom of a plate and pallet it
with the finger, --then apply it to one edge of the ware so broken,--put it
together and set it up in such a way that it will balance the piece and let
it dry three months.

For coarser ware, oil with good boiled oil the edges so broken,
and let them dry about ten days, and then apply the Putty, as in the other case.
And if the time should appear to any one, to long, just let them give their
note to the Bank, and as soon as that becomes due, the ware will be fit for
use.

One of your regualr Traders in each Town, will be supplied with
the above valuable Cement, in Tin boxes, stamped with my name. Price 12 1-2
cts per box.

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There is currently no available "Beginner" label. The following is the default level label: George Washington Mark (1795-1879) was long a figure in Greenfield, Massachusetts, where he operated a paint store and made paintings for and of the local community. Mark's store was located at the rear of his home which had once been the old tavern standing on Mansion House Corner in the center of town. The structure had been moved some distance down Main Street in 1825. He sold paint, exhibited his paintings and also did house painting. For reasons that remain obscure, he was known as "Count" Mark.